U.S. District Judge Michael McShane ruled on May 19 that Oregon's ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, opening the way for Gay and Lesbian couples to marry.

Couples were reportedly lining up at county courthouses as early as 5 a.m. in anticipation of McShane's ruling, and began to apply for marriage licensmore --------------------------------------------------

Mary Yu was sworn in as the newest member of the Washington state Supreme Court on Tuesday, marking the first time the high court has had an openly Lesbian justice. The former King County Superior Court Judge was sworn in by Chief Justice Barbara Madsen following a symposium on juvenile justimore --------------------------------------------------

Luckily for me, I get to write about a fun person in this column: my friend Matt Foreman, the former executive director of the National Lesbian and Gay Task Force (NGLTF), who has been lighting up social media lately.

It all has to do with ENDA, the Employment Nondiscriminmore --------------------------------------------------

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Reactions to Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend on ESPN show his impact
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SGN Contributing Writer

Among the predictable reactions to The Kiss between Michael Sam and boyfriend Vito Cammisano, which was shown by ESPN during the closing minutes of the NFL draft on May 10, wasmore --------------------------------------------------

The Utah Supreme Court put a stop to adoptions by same-sex couples in an order issued May 16.

The case is a spinoff of a federal challenge to Utah's ban on same-sex marriages, involving a Lesbian couple married after U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby struck down the ban on more --------------------------------------------------

HRC Foundation releases inaugural edition of Equality RisingReport outlines major developments in 2013 in the Global Equality Movement
WASHINGTON - On Thursday, May 15, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation released the inaugural edition of Equality Rising, a brief overview of many of the successes and setbacks of LGBT activists, advocates, and allies around the world in 2013. Released imore--------------------------------------------------

In a move that could set up a showdown between federal and Utah state courts, U.S. District Court Judge Dale A. Kimball ordered Utah state officials on May 19 to recognize more than 1,000 same-sex marriages.

The marriages were legally performed between December 20, when Federmore--------------------------------------------------

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals announced two decisions related to marriage rights on May 20.

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In one, the court ordered expedited review of the state of Idaho's appeal of a federal judge's ruling striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage.more--------------------------------------------------

The landslide victory of the right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India's month-long general election was a disaster for the governing Congress Party, but an even greater disaster for the country's LGBT community.

Northwest News 'REVEALING QUEER' -
LGBT HISTORY AT MOHAI
FEBRUARY 14-JULY 6
Seattle's Museum of History and Industry (860 Terry Ave. N. in South Lake Union) presents 'Revealing Queer,' a landmark exhibit on the history of the Puget Sound region's LGBTQ community. Admission: $14 general; $12-student/senior/military/teacher; children under 14 free when accompanied by an adult. Museum houmore

Al B. Feldstein, past editor of Mad Magazine, passed away on April 29, 2014 at the gleaming age of 88 years old. He grew up in the same area of New York that my father grew up in, the Flatbush part of Brooklyn. After a dimore
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today launched Start Talking. Stop HIV., a new national communication campaign encouraging Gay and Bisexual men to talk openly with their sexual partners about HIV risk and prevention strategiemore-------

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